The Curtin Or Humphrey Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.06139, -110.77639
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Curtin Or Humphrey Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Curtin Or Humphrey Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Banner District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: 1200 Feet Of The Shaft Is The O'Carrol Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., 1951 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETIN 158
Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 158 .
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